A police officer has allegedly been assaulted on The Strand this afternoon.

The incident occurred just after 1pm.

A woman who witnessed the attack told SunLive the female officer approached a man who ‘appeared to be homeless' near the wharf, on the corner of The Strand and Devonport Road.

An altercation occurred and the officer ended up on the ground.

'Then he started kicking her in the head, she was screaming.”

Two people then chased the man and tackled him to the ground.

The witness says the female officer was taken from the scene in an ambulance.

A police spokesperson says police had been responding to reports of a man acting suspiciously in the street.

‘A man has been taken into custody, but there are no further details as yet.”